Native American Contributions
The Haudenosaunee
Tools
Roles
Mishmash
100

The group, Change the Mascot, helped to successfully change Washington's mascot for this sport.

What is football?

100

The homes of the Haudenosaunee were called this.

What is a longhouse?

100

This belt is not necessarily used to keep your pants held up!

What is a wampum belt?

100

The people of this gender hunted for deer and elk.

Who were the men?

100

In the story of Hiawatha and the Peacemaker, they buried this under the tree of peace.

What is all of their weapons?

200

This animal's name comes from Native American language. Hint: It's an animal near and dear to PS 154!

What is a raccoon?

200

The shoes worn by the Haudenosaunee were called this.

What is a moccasin? 

200

Hiawatha's belt illustrates this law of the Haudenosaunee people. 

What is the Great Law of Peace?

200

Elders who had good memories and were excellent at speaking in front of crowds were often asked to become one of these.

What is a storyteller?

200

Before meetings and important events, people will often say this address that sounds very similar to a holiday we celebrate in November.

What is the Thanksgiving Address?

300

This sport — given its current name by French explorers — is played around the world today and originated with the Haudneosaunee.

What is lacrosse?

300

The word Haudenosaunee means this.

What is "People of the Longhouse"?

300

A long narrow pole is a tool used to play this wintery weather game where you throw the pole down a snowy trench to see whose pole can go the furthest.

What is snowsnake?

300

Their role was to choose the male leaders and make many other important decisions that would affect the clan.

Who are the clan mothers?

300

The creator took this away from the cornhusk doll because she was vain and didn't help her community.

What is her face?

400

Scientists are asking Native Americans for help in studying this problem due to their generations of knowledge about natural resources in the environments they live in.

What is climate change?

400

Wampum beads are made from this material. 

What are shells?

400

The Haundenosaunee would use this item, found inside a fruit, to play different games of chance.

What is a peach pit?

400

Today clan mothers are chosen for their cultural wisdom and dedication to their people. In the past, clan mothers were chosen because of this.

What is being the eldest woman in the clan?

400

Growing beans, squash, and corn together is known at the three what?

What is sisters?

500

These people were pivotal to successes in WW1 and WW2 because they were able to share secret messages thus saving thousands of lives and helping to win countless battles.

Who were the Navajo Code Talkers?

500

The Haudenosaunee often named places after their characteristics. The People of the Mucky Lake referred to this tribe of the Haudenosaunee and remains the name of one of the Finger Lakes today.

What is Cayuga?

500

The Haudenosaunee used deer jawbones for this purpose.

What is to scrape corn off of the cob?

500

The people with this role would meet together to make decisions. They were chosen by the clan mothers.

Who are the chiefs? 

500

These are the things that make a complex society.

What are using natural resources to meet their needs, having specific roles and responsibilities, and having leaders and laws?